As the Kremlin’s invasion of Ukraine enters its 17th month the drama switched to the home front when tensions between Russia’s military and the Wagner mercenary group boiled over late Friday. President Vladimir Putin is getting round-the-clock updates following an “attempt at an armed mutiny” by Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin, and is expected to address the nation soon. Interfax reported that a “counter-terror regime” has been declared in Moscow and the surrounding region. Prigozhin said his fig
(Bloomberg) — As the Kremlin’s invasion of Ukraine enters its 17th month the drama switched to the home front when tensions between Russia’s military and the Wagner mercenary group boiled over late Friday. President Vladimir Putin is getting round-the-clock updates following an “attempt at an armed mutiny” by Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin, and is expected to address the nation soon. Interfax reported that a “counter-terror regime” has been declared in Moscow and the surrounding region. Prigozhin said his fighters had entered Rostov-on-Don, near Russia’s border with Ukraine, where the defense ministry’s southern military district headquarters are located. President Joe Biden is also being briefed on the fast-evolving situation in Moscow and beyond.
Russian forces kept up their bombardment of Ukraine, with at least three people reported killed and 10 or more injured by debris from a missile early Saturday in Kyiv that struck a multi-story apartment building. Explosions were also heard in Kharkiv in the northeast.
Senior US and European Union officials will gather in Copenhagen with diplomats from several countries in the so-called global south in an effort to engage key nations that have remained mostly neutral in the face of Russia’s war.
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